Marvel Elaine Nielsen, age 91, of rural Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, passed away on April 23, 2025 at her home, surrounded by her daughters, Marlaine, Julie, Lori and Joy. She was born in Cando, North Dakota on July 20, 1933, the daughter of Oscar and Anna Dahl and sister of Lucille. Marvel grew up on a wheat farm in rural Cando and graduated from Cando High School. She enjoyed playing tenor saxophone in the band, singing in the high school choir, and attending 4-H Club. After high school, she went to nursing school and became a registered nurse. Her first [...]

  Alice Louise (Zuech) Lindberg, born in St. Louis Park, Minnesota on Dec. 12, 1963, unexpectedly passed away at her home in Frederic, Wisconsin on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025. Alice lived most of her younger years in Plymouth, Minnesota, where she made many great childhood memories with her siblings and friends. She moved to Wisconsin and met her husband Andy Lindberg when they worked together at The Beaudry Company in Frederic. After they got married, Alice and Andy built a home on the property adjacent to Alice’s parents in Falun, Wisconsin, where they lived for 19 years and raised [...]

  Amy was born on April 28, 1938, to Ervin and Esther (Holdt) Johansen in Santa Cruz, California. The family returned to the West Denmark, Wisconsin, community in 1940. Amy passed away with her children at her side on April 12, 2025 from heart related issues. Amy attended East Laketown School until it closed, due to a fire, in 1951, and then Luck Public Schools where she graduated in 1956. She worked for a summer in the Twin Cities before enrolling in Grandview College, Des Moines, Iowa. After her freshman year, she and a friend traveled to Europe spending the summer [...]

Mary Huot-Schwietz, 98, passed away on Feb. 25, 2025, in Siren, Wisconsin, surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born on March 26, 1926, in Hibbing, Minnesota, to Joseph Mehle and Julia Arlich. Mary wed Martin Huot in 1949 and they were married for 49 years. Together the couple raised seven children in their Bloomington, Minnesota home. Mary worked at The Sun Newspapers for many years and retired with her husband, Marty, to Siren. She loved to travel and was an avid gardener. Mary spent hours working in her yard and garden and was an incredible baker; her homemade bread was legendary. She [...]

  Kay Mork, age 87, of Clam Falls, Wisconsin, passed away on April 4, 2025. Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 18, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Rowe Funeral Home in Frederic, Wisconsin. A memorial service will be held on Monday, May 19, at 11:00 a.m., at Clam Falls Lutheran Church, 3376 65th St., Frederic, WI, 54837, with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. A full obituary will be published at a later date.

  James (Jim) Arthur Spafford passed away on March 17, 2025 at the age of 71. He was born on October 16, 1953 in Frederic, Wisconsin to Miles and Edythe Spafford of Webster, Wisconsin. He was raised in rural Webster and attended the Webster schools. Jim served in the U. S. Army.  He worked in maintenance departments at several health care facilities in and around the Twin Cities area. Jim married Dawn Marie Weijk on June 13, 1981, settling in Somerset, Wisconsin and they were blessed with two children, Shannon (Jay) Feinman, and Christopher (Jen) Spafford. Jim really enjoyed his [...]

  Mary Jane LaMere, age 81, a longtime resident of Osceola, Wisconsin, passed away surrounded by family Saturday, April 12, 2025 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. Mary was born August 3, 1943 to parents George and Evelyn (Geissler) Goulet in Tilden, Wisconsin. She attended high school in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, and graduated with the class of 1961. Shortly after high school, she enrolled in beauty school in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and enjoyed working as a hair stylist throughout her whole working career. She married Gerard LaMere in Turtle Lake on June 27, 1964. Mary was a jovial spirit, and [...]

  Sherry Mckinney, age 68, of Frederic, Wisconsin, died Thursday April 10, 2025, at Regions Hospital with family and loved ones by her side. Sherry was born Oct. 22, 1956, to Richard and Doris Swager in St Paul, Minnesota. She grew up in Centuria, Wisconsin with her parents and five siblings. She graduated from Unity High School in 1974. She married David M. McKinney on April 13, 1985, and began their life together. In 1987 they moved to the McKinney farm where they spent the next 38 years! Sherry worked at Kroy in Osceola, Wisconsin from around 1980 through 1998. [...]

  Mary Huot-Schwietz, 98, passed away on Feb. 25, 2025, in Siren, Wisconsin, surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born on March 26, 1926, in Hibbing, Minnesota, to Joseph Mehle and Julia Arlich. Mary wed Martin Huot in 1949 and they were married for 49 years. Together the couple raised seven children in their Bloomington, Minnesota home. Mary worked at The Sun Newspapers for many years and retired with her husband, Marty, to Siren. She loved to travel and was an avid gardener. Mary spent hours working in her yard and garden and was an incredible baker; her homemade [...]

  Marilyn Yvonne McKenzie, age 85, formerly of St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2025 at the Weston County Manor Nursing Home in Newcastle, Wyoming. Marilyn was born August 1, 1939 to parents Lynn and Melba (Erickson) Drinkwine in Falun, Wisconsin. Marilyn graduated from Osceola High School in 1957. She married Francis “Fats” McKenzie July 29, 1961 and to this union, they were blessed with four children. Marilyn worked at St. Croix Regional Medical Center and retired from there after 24 years. Marilyn was an active member of Bethesda Lutheran Church. She enjoyed baking, riding the Harley [...]